The Boxee Box came out in November 2010, which is eons ago in gadget time. Since then, there has been a new Apple TV, two new flagship Rokus, and even a new Boxee. The king of the streamer world is now the $100 Roku 3. Still—this absurdly shaped open-source streamer has quite the following, and that's because it's the last major set top box to embrace a maximalist, open philosophy: wanna plug in a hard drive and play some Xvid files? Sure! Channels for MLB.tv, or Netflix or Youtube? Got 'em. Hey, want to catch some over-the-air television? You can do that with a $50 dongle.

Boxee's origins were humble: once a free-to-download media center app for computers and Apple…
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The Boxee has a surprising following, and still sells for close to the original MSRP on Amazon — an impressive feat for a geriatric gadget. In fact, there's quite a bit that the older Boxee Box can do that the newer Boxee TV can't. That's why Boxee enthusiasts are psyched about the current sale on Newegg: after applying the code EMCXTVL57, a refurbished Boxee Box (with a one-year warranty) is $95 — sure, that is basically the same price as a Roku 3, but there's a very special type of geek who'd much rather have the Boxee. [Newegg]

A Damn Cheap USB 3.0 Portable HD

LaCie is a respected hard drive enclosure maker, but I don't know much about the LaCie Rikki. However, considering that portable hard drives are pretty much commoditized anyway, you should take a look: a 1TB portable hard drive for $65 is a steal. [Amazon]

Best Buy's Got Some Unbelievable iPad Prices Right Now

If you're looking for a tablet, head over to Best Buy right now. Some iPad 2s and iPad 3s are going for historically low prices. For instance, this is a new 3rd generation 16GB for $315 — that's $65 less than an official Apple refurb. [Best Buy] Thanks, LXA_KA_1287!

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